Purple News app screenshots
Purple is the main colour.
From the top 98 free News apps on the US App Store, read on October 9, 2026. Screenshots are the developers’ own, shown from Apple’s servers with a link to each app.
The numbers
Apps that do it
4% 4 of 98
Screenshots that do it
1% 7 of 517
The top ten
0 of 10 against 4 of the other 88
7 of the 517 News screenshots read (1%) do this, across 4 of the top 98 apps (4%). 0 of the top ten do it (0%), against 4 of the other 88 (5%): the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Of the 23 categories read so far, News is 18th for this. It is most common in Graphics & Design (24% of apps) and least common in Weather (1%).
All 7 examples from the chart.
Every one of the purple News app screenshots on the chart, the highest app first.
“What's happening in your world?”
“host your own social room”
“Answers you don't have to question.”
“Schedule”
“or in your school community”
“Dive into relationships, culture, and other topics”
“Share what's on your mind”
What these screenshots say, word for word.
The words on all 7 that carry any, as each app wrote them.
“What's happening in your world?”
Fizz: Your Authentic Community · #11 · screenshot 1“host your own social room”
Clubhouse · #28 · screenshot 4- ASK AWAY
“Answers you don't have to question.”
Washington Post: Breaking News · #56 · screenshot 4 “Schedule”
always on timeFEED Mobile · #59 · screenshot 4- For College
“or in your school community”
Fizz: Your Authentic Community · #11 · screenshot 3 - Topic Feeds
“Dive into relationships, culture, and other topics”
Fizz: Your Authentic Community · #11 · screenshot 5 - Make Posts
“Share what's on your mind”
Fizz: Your Authentic Community · #11 · screenshot 6
Top ten News apps that do it.
None of the top ten do. The highest app on the chart that does is Fizz: Your Authentic Community, at #11.
The same tactic in other categories.
| Category | Apps that do it | Screenshots | Top ten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics & Design | 24% 24 of 99 | 7% 38 of 564 | 2 of 10 |
| Education | 19% 19 of 100 | 8% 47 of 555 | 3 of 10 |
| Music | 17% 17 of 100 | 12% 65 of 550 | 2 of 10 |
| Social Networking | 17% 17 of 100 | 7% 40 of 554 | 2 of 10 |
| Entertainment | 14% 14 of 100 | 8% 43 of 544 | 1 of 10 |
| Games | 14% 14 of 100 | 5% 27 of 567 | 0 of 10 |
| Lifestyle | 12% 12 of 100 | 7% 39 of 556 | 0 of 10 |
| Utilities | 11% 11 of 100 | 9% 50 of 549 | 1 of 10 |
| Business | 9% 9 of 100 | 4% 24 of 554 | 0 of 10 |
| Finance | 9% 9 of 100 | 4% 24 of 581 | 0 of 10 |
| Medical | 9% 9 of 100 | 5% 28 of 548 | 2 of 10 |
| Health & Fitness | 8% 8 of 100 | 6% 36 of 574 | 3 of 10 |
| Photo & Video | 7% 7 of 100 | 2% 13 of 566 | 1 of 10 |
| Sports | 7% 7 of 100 | 4% 20 of 558 | 0 of 10 |
| Productivity | 6% 6 of 99 | 3% 16 of 551 | 1 of 10 |
| Food & Drink | 6% 6 of 100 | 3% 14 of 540 | 1 of 10 |
| Shopping | 6% 6 of 100 | 3% 19 of 562 | 0 of 10 |
| News | 4% 4 of 98 | 1% 7 of 517 | 0 of 10 |
| Reference | 4% 4 of 100 | 3% 15 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Travel | 3% 3 of 100 | 1% 6 of 561 | 0 of 10 |
| Navigation | 2% 2 of 99 | 1% 8 of 566 | 0 of 10 |
| Developer Tools | 2% 2 of 100 | under 1% 2 of 507 | 0 of 10 |
| Weather | 1% 1 of 100 | under 1% 1 of 555 | 1 of 10 |
Related tactics.
Often on the same screenshot
- Light100% of these screenshots, against 41% of all News screenshots
- Has a kicker57% of these screenshots, against 6% of all News screenshots
- Says “you” or “your”71% of these screenshots, against 22% of all News screenshots
- Gradient background86% of these screenshots, against 38% of all News screenshots
- Plain tone100% of these screenshots, against 62% of all News screenshots
- Whole phone shown86% of these screenshots, against 59% of all News screenshots
More in look
- Black, white or grey60%
- Light58%
- Background is the icon’s colour56%
- Solid background54%
- Gradient background53%
- Blue50%
- Dark50%
- A word in a different colour43%
- High contrast words34%
- Low contrast words26%
- Orange18%
- The app itself is the background18%
- Serif headline16%
- Pattern or texture14%
- Photo background14%
- Red13%
- Teal9%
- Green7%
- Rounded headline type7%
- Yellow5%
- Pink3%
- Condensed or display type1%
Questions, answered from the chart.
How many top News apps have purple App Store screenshots?
4 of the top 98 News apps (4%) have at least one, and 7 of their 517 screenshots (1%) do it. Counted from the US App Store’s top free chart on October 9, 2026.
Which News apps have purple App Store screenshots?
None of the top ten do. The highest on the chart: Fizz: Your Authentic Community (#11), Clubhouse (#28), Washington Post: Breaking News (#56) and FEED Mobile (#59).
Should my News app have purple App Store screenshots?
The chart shows who does it, not whether it would work for your app. 0 of the top ten News apps do it (0%), against 4 of the other 88 (5%), so the top ten do it about as often as the rest. Ten apps is a small group, so read that as a description of this chart and not as a rule.
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